Youth Action Network
Partner Organizations

YAN Partner Organizations are community-based organizations committed to increasing youth-wellbeing by sharing resources, collaborating, and connecting. To be a part of our network list, email the coordinator and sign up for our newsletter! 

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Recreation

• Aptos Community Youth Program
• Black Surf Club Santa Cruz
• Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County
• Arts Council Santa Cruz County - Mariposa Arts
• Flow
• Yoga for All Movement
• Blended Bridge
• County Park Friends
• Watsonville Parks and Recreation

Family Centered 

• CASA Santa Cruz County 

• Luna y Sol
• Supporting Families and Children with Disabilities 

Identity Based 

• Digital NEST
• Diversity Center Youth Programs
• Queer Youth Task Force
• Black Health Matters: Youth Ambassadors Program
• YWCA Watsonville

Future Planning 

• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Friday Night Live Partnership
• MENtors​
• Your Future is Our Business
• ​Strong One
• ​Sueños Program: Santa Cruz COE
  
• Digital NEST

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Health & Wellness

• ​Community Connections - Wellness Connect
• Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley
• Living Evolution
• NAMI Santa Cruz County
• Jovenes SANOS
• Salud y Cariño
• Asset Builders Coalition Santa Cruz

Youth Leadership & Involvement Opportunities 

• ​Black Health Matters: Youth Ambassadors Program
• Digital NEST
• PVPSA: Empower Youth Watsonville
• Encompass: Youth Advisory Board
• Jovenes SANOS
• Salud y Cariño
• Youth Action Network 
• Youth-Led Leadership Alliance
• Queer Youth Task Force 
• Diversity Center 
• Teen Action Council ​

Climate Justice

• Youth for Climate Justice ​

School Clubs & Education

• ​Youth-Led Leadership Alliance
• University of California Santa Cruz
• Asian Student Union - Santa Cruz High School

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Civic Engagement & City Programs

• ​City of Capitola
• Capitola Library ACT
• City of Santa Cruz
• City of Scotts Valley
• City of Watsonville
• Santa Cruz County Office of Education
• Santa Cruz County, Human Services Department
• Santa Cruz County Probation
• Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
• Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Community Support & Social Change 

• Teen Action Council 
• Barrios Unidos
• Community Action Board
• Conflict Resolution Center
• Encompass: Youth Advisory Board
• Everett Program
• PVPSA: Empower Youth Watsonville
• ​Regeneración Pajaro Valley
• Santa Cruz Teen Center
• Second Harvest Food Bank​
• Together We Help Them
• Watsonville Youth Center